Usk has a long and varied history as a penal establishment, opening in 1844 as a House of Correction. In 1870 after the addition of other buildings, it became the County Gaol for Monmouthshire. It remained in that role until 1922 when it closed, reopening in 1939 as a Closed Borstal and continued in that role until 1964 when it became a Detention Centre. In 1983 Usk became a Youth Custody Centre and from 1988 to 1990 a YOI. In may 1990 it became an Adult Cat C establishment for Vulnerable Prisoners and continues in that role today.

Facilities at Newport Station: Waiting room, refreshments, toilets, baby changing facilities and pay phone. Only partially step free the new Platform 4 is inaccessible. This platform is used by the xx:15 Weymouth and the xx:27 Gloucester services.

Facilities at Cwmbran Station: Pay phone. The whole station is step free.

Facilities at Pontypool & New Inn Station: Pay phone. No access without steps: access to both platforms by a flight of 24 steps from subway.

Bus:
There is a limited bus service from Newport to Usk. The service operates only once or twice a week from Abergavenny/Monmouth.
The bus is run by 'Red and White'; telephone for timetable information (01452 527516)

Prison main telephone numbers
These numbers are not for booking visits but may be useful in emergencies or if you have problems booking a visit or enroute.
Tel: 01291 671600
Fax: 01291 671752

HMP Wakefield is a high-security prison for men typically in security categories A and B.

HMP Wakefield was originally built as a house of correction in 1594. The current prison was designated a ‘dispersal' prison in 1966 (the longest of the remaining original group). It is now a main lifer centre with the focus on serious sex offenders. The average prison roll is approximately 740 including approximately 100 Category A and 10 High Risk Category A prisoners.

Wakefield houses a Close Supervision Centre (CSC) a small therapeutic centre aiming to provide a supportive, safe, structured and consistent environment for some of the most challenging prisoners.

Train:
The nearest mainline station is Wakefield Westgate, the prison is approx. five minutes walk away.

Facilities at Wakefield Kirkgate Station: Pay phone. The station is step free - Station is unstaffed: however there are no access problems for disabled or wheelchair bound customers as access to the platforms is via ramped subway.

Facilities at Wakefield Westgate Station: Waiting room, toilets, baby changing facilities, pay phone and ATM. The station is partially step free with a barrow crossing access across the railway between platforms 1 and 2.

Wandsworth is the largest prison in the UK, currently able to hold 1665 prisoners. Alongside Liverpool, which is of similar size, it is one of the largest prisons in Western Europe.

The prison was built in 1851, and the residential areas remain in the original buildings. Since 1989, there has been extensive refurbishment and modernisation of the wings, including in-cell sanitation, privacy screens for cells occupied by more than one prisoner and the more recent installation of in-cell electricity

Public prison commissioned by the Youth Justice Board.Warren Hill holds remand and convicted young people aged 15 to 18 years, covering courts from Northampton to the South of England.

Warren Hill opened in 1982 to accommodate Cat C Young Offenders in a closed environment. It was part of Hollesley Bay Colony, the other part of the prison being an open Youth Custody Centre/Detention Centre.W
hen the CJ Act of 1991 came into force the population of open Young Offenders unit dwindled, and in 1992 the open establishment was adapted to accommodate adult category Ds – initially as a minority but today the adult population is the majority within the open prison, with Young Offenders occupying one unit.
Warren Hill together with the Carlford Unit (a Section 53 Unit opened in January 2000) went all-juvenile in October of the same year.
In April 2002 though retaining some shared services, HMP & YOI Hollesley Bay became two separate prisons. The Open complex retained the name Hollesley Bay and the Juvenile parts (Warren Hill and the Carlford Unit) became HMP & YOI Warren Hill.Carlford Unit
The Carlford unit has been replaced with a new facility - see below

Train:
Ipswich is nearest main line station 17 miles from Warren Hill. Catch connecting trains to Melton Station from Ipswich.

Facilities at Ipswich Station: Waiting room, refreshments, toilets, baby changing facilities, pay phone and ATM. The station can be accessible without steps however some platforms are only accessible via the foot crossing across the track with staff assistance

It opened in 1985 with the site buildings being added to on three occasions. It now comprises eight residential units, two of which are designated for those taking part in Sex Offender Treatment Programmes.

Facilities at Thetford Station: Waiting room, refreshments and toilets. The station is not step free other than from Cambridge. But staff are available to help and there are not normally problems. Phone the helpline (0800 028 28 78) the day before you travel, if you are worried).

Bus:
There is no regular bus service to Wayland.

Special Transport:
M & D Coaches run a special service twice a month from London

Coach runs first Saturday of the month and third Sunday,
Passengers can call the booking office on 020 8854 5700 or 07974 189 407.
Cost is £24.00 per adult for a return ticket and £15.00 for children if child is under 5 years old travel is free.

On 1 April 1995, HM Prisons Thorp Arch and Rudgate amalgamated to form HMP Wealstun. This was an historic development for the Prison Service, and had the effect of creating a Category C (closed) side and Category D (open) side within one establishment.
Wealstun's whole-establishment approach is aimed at progressive transfer of suitable prisoners from the closed side to the open side. Use of joint services enable Wealstun to make financial savings whilst maintaining the good reputation of both establishments.

Social visits can be booked by email at; socialvisits.wealstun@hmps.gsi.gov.ukYou should include the following information in your email;
The prisoner's Noms number which should be 'A' four numbers then 2 letters.
The date you require (am or pm) - maybe suggest an alternative date also
The last 4 numbers of the Visiting Order (this begins with 201)
The names of all the visitors

Facilities at York Station: Waiting room, refreshments, toilets, pay phone and ATM. Station is step free with lifts and level access to all platforms. Lift available from station concourse (platform 3) to platforms 5 -11. Customer assistance available 'Call for Aid' button by taxi rank at front of station.

Bus:
From Leeds Central Bus Station take the 770 Wetherby bus which leaves at 20 minutes and 50 minutes past the hour Monday-Saturday and at 30 minutes past the hour on Sunday (times are subject to change). The bus stops outside the prison. From York it is best to take a taxi, although there is a 79 bus to Wetherby at 10.55 from Monday – Saturday (it does not run on Sundays). Click here for Route 770 timetable

Prison main telephone numbers
These numbers are not for booking visits but may be useful in emergencies or if you have problems booking a visit or enroute.
Tel: 01937 444 400
Fax: 01937 444 401

Train:
From London and the South: There is a regular service from St. Pancras to Wellingborough, but please check the times with your local station. You are advised to take a taxi from the station to the prison, as there is no suitable bus service.

From East Midlands and the North: There is a regular service to Wellingborough from Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and other principal cities. You are advised to take a taxi from the station to the prison, as there is no suitable bus service.

From West Midlands: There is a regular service from Birmingham, Coventry and other West Midlands cities to Northampton. (Then by bus to Wellingborough. NB Bus service on Sundays is poor and not convenient for arriving in time for visits). Alternatively, it is possible to travel to Wellingborough, changing trains at Leicester.

Werrington is a young offender institution holding sentenced and remanded young men up to the age of 18, primarily serving a Detention and Training Order (DTO) of 4, 6, 8, 12, 18 or 24 months, but accepts those subject to Section 91 sentences.

The institution started life in 1895 as an industrial school and was subsequently purchased by the Prison Commissioners in 1955. Two years later it opened as a Senior Detention Centre.
Following implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 it converted to a Youth Custody Centre in 1985 and in 1988 it became a Juvenile Centre.

Visits are held on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 14:00 to 16:00. There is also provision to hold visits on Tuesdays at this time but this will only occur when the prison is fully booked for Wednesday visits.

Bus:
Stoke Railway Station to Werrington: catch a First Bus service 25 to Hanley Bus Station from the bus stop opposite the station. This goes every 10 minutes during the day and the trip to Hanley Bus Station takes about 10 minutes. From Hanley Bus Station catch a First Bus Service 32 from stand 10. This goes every 20 minutes during the day and the trip to Werrington takes about 13 minutes.

Long distance services run into Hanley Bus Station. Check with your local provider for service times or Travel Line on 0871 200 2233.

A former Naval Base, HMYOI Wetherby was introduced into the Prison System in 1958 as a Borstal. Since that time there have been many changes in its role from an open Youth Custody Centre, to a closed Youth Custody Centre, to its current role as a dedicated Male Juvenile Centre housing 360 trainees aged between 15 & 17 years.

Keppel Unit
The Keppel Unit at HMYOI Wetherby opened in October 2008 and was designed to offer a safe and supportive environment for up to 48 15-17 year old young men from Yorkshire and Humberside who could not cope in the mainstream prison system.

Anson Unit
The Anson unit holds a population of long-term determinate and life-sentenced young people. The specialist unit manages these young people towards release or transition to other establishments to serve their sentence.

Facilities at York Station: Waiting room, refreshments, toilets, pay phone and ATM (on concourse). The station is step free with lifts and level access to all platforms. Lift available from station concourse (platform 3) to platforms 5 -11. Customer assistance available 'Call for Aid' button by taxi rank at front of station.

Buses:
From Leeds: buses operate on the “First Leeds Bus Company” 98 & 99 Service between City Square Leeds (outside main railway station) and the centre of Wetherby. Buses run approximately every 30 minutes. From the centre of Wetherby there is a 1-mile walk, short taxi ride, and/or York bus service. Click here for Route 98 timetable

It is one of eight High Security prisons. The prison focuses on settlement (helping those convicted of serious offences to make positive use of long sentences) and resettlement (reducing the risk of reoffending through assessment, work, education and offending behaviour programmes).

The prison includes a Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder Unit. The Fens Unit is part of the national DSPD Programme of the Health Partnerships Directorate, providing thorough assessment and a fully worked out treatment model.

Whitemoor also houses a Close Supervision Centre (CSC). The unit prepares prisoners who pose a severe risk to others, to return to a normal prison environment.

Train:
March Railway Station is approximately 1½ miles from Whitemoor. The nearest mainline station is Peterborough, with frequent connections to March. You can complete your journey by taxi.

Facilities at Peterborough Station: Waiting room, refreshments, toilets, baby changing facilities, pay phone and ATM. The station is step free - Steps to platforms 3, 4 & 5 or a ramp bridge at the North end of station. An electric mobility assistance buggy for passengers who would like assistance to platforms 3, 4 & 5 is available between 0600-2200. Ticket Office and Car Park are step free.

Facilities at March Station: Waiting room, toilets and pay phone. The whole station is step free.

HMP Winchester is a category B male local prison holding adult remand and convicted prisoners, serving the courts in Hampshire: there ia also a category C resettlement unit at West Hill.

A Victorian Radial local with 5 spokes off the central hub. 4 of these are for accommodation and 1 for admin, The prison is currently undergoing major refurbishment with a build programme lasting 5 years. Work already completed includes safer custody changes to health care first night and detox, a new electrical system, renewal of the fire and general alarms, a new visits complex and pedestrian access at the main gate. The rebuild of C wing, that was suffering from age decay, is well underway. The sacrifice of prison places in the short term should result in the provision of a modern facility enabling in Winchester to provide a better standard of care for prisoners.

Note for Drivers
When visiting please use the city centre car parks (the prison is a 15 minute walk, or can be accessed by frequent bus services) or use the Park & Ride as there is no parking at the prison other than very limited disabled spaces.

PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE HOSPITAL.

Travelling from the North leave the M3 at J10 for P&R East or continue to J11, P&R South is just off the junction. From the South leave M3 at J11.
Park & Ride facilities are very well signposted. Buses run every 15 mins and parking is £3 all day – this fee includes bus travel for all passengers and the buses stop outside the prison.

Facilities at Winchester Station: Waiting room, refreshments, toilets, baby changing facilities, pay phone and ATM. The station is only partially step free: there is level access to both platforms at the station, however interchange between platforms is outside the station and requires crossing a busy road.Click here for Networkrail information

Bus:
National Coaches have regular links to many parts of the country. A local Stagecoach bus service, (service Switch 5) passes the Main Gate from the centre of town and also serves Winchester Rail Station. The service operates every 10 minutes Monday-Saturday. Approx £1 for an adult single ticket. Click here for Route Switch 5 timetable

Prison main telephone numbers
These numbers are not for booking visits but may be useful in emergencies or if you have problems booking a visit or enroute.
Tel: 01962 723000
Fax: 01962 723001

Opened July 1992, with a new unit added in April 1996. Woodhill is a category A prison and in 1998 one wing was re-designated as a close supervision centre, which holds a small number of prisoners who are among the most difficult and disruptive in the prison system.

The regime at Woodhill includes full-time and part-time classes. These include offending behaviour groups and courses on; enhanced thinking skills, drug management, developing your potential, relationships, life skills, and specific drugs life skills and development courses for young offenders. Other features include a Job Club, and listener schemes.

The prison was built between 1875 and 1891. In 1902 the last female prisoner was transferred to HMP Holloway. In 1922 one wing became a borstal. During World War II the prison was used by the War Department. In 1994 a new hospital wing was completed and in 1996 2 of 4 wings were refurbished to modern standards, and a fifth wing completed.

Convicted prisoners book their own visits but visitors to remand prisoners can book their own visit.
Visitors to remand prisoners can book a visit by telephoning the Visit Booking Line, by Email at: SocialVisits.WormwoodScrubs@hmps.gsi.gov.uk or in person at the Visitors' Centre. When you Email you will get an automated response which includes a Visits Application Form.
There is a family-friendly Visitors' Centre run by Spurgeons, an independent charity. Visitors are offered a warm welcome, information and support. For more information call 020 8735 0595 or email wormwoodscrubs@spurgeons.org.

Facilities at Leyland Station: No facilities. The station is only partially step free. There are four platforms at Leyland of which two have step free access. There are three main means of access onto the station: Firstly, step free access from Golden Hill to platform 1. Secondly, step free access from Moss Lane onto platform 4 via a ramp. Thirdly, from Station Brow up 1 step to ticket office, through to overbridge then; down 24 steps with rest platform and handrail to platform 1, down 25 steps with rest platform and handrail to platforms 2/3 and down 25 steps with handrails and rest platforms to platform 4. Access onto trains by means of wheelchair ramp is dependent on the type of train. Contact Travel Assistance Helpline for information (08456 008 008 - please give 24 hour's notice). It may be easier for people with disabilities to travel to Preston.

The Verne Prison opened in 1949 on the site of a former military barracks dating from the end of the nineteenth century. The prison, which sits high above the harbour on the Isle of Portland off the Dorset coast, is a Cat C Training Prison for adult males. The population consists of life sentence prisoners and determinate sentenced prisoners, many serving four years or over. About sixty per cent of the prisoners are foreign nationals; over fifty different nationalities represented.

In 1847 a start was made on temporary prison buildings known as The Verne Citadel for prisoners building the Prison Breakwater. The first sixty-four prisoners were landed on 24 November 1848 at Castletown from HM Steamer Driver. The Verne Citadel was designated by Captain W Crossman of the Royal Engineers and enclosed an area of fifty-six acres. A full workforce of one hundred and eighty prisoners laid three million convict-made bricks in two years.